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Credit: Instructions for case-taking in the medical wards / London Hospital. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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Licence: In copyright
Credit: Instructions for case-taking in the medical wards / London Hospital. Source: Wellcome Collection.
![Circulatory System. Dyspnoea. [Especially on exertion.] Fainting. Palpitation. [Relation to exertion and to meals.] Pain. Pulse.—Frequency. Regularity. Stroke (size and equality or inequality of beats). Tension (Blood-Pressure). Condition of Arterial Wall. Visible Arterial Pulsation and Condition of Arteries elsewhere than at Wrist. Venous Pulsation, especially in Neck. Capillary Pulsation. Apex beat. Position and character of impulse. Pulsation elsewhere in Chest. Epigastric Pulsation. Palpation. Apex beat. Presence of a Thrill. Time of Thrill if present. Cardiac Dulness. Auscultation. Condition of Heart Sounds. Exocardial or Endocardial Murmurs. Digestive System. Appetite and Thirst. Nausea. Vomiting. [If present, investigate according to Special Scheme for Alimentary System.] Condition of Bowels and nature of Evacuations. Pain. Condition of Tongue and Teeth.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b28096952_0015.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
